Windsor Caps 9-0 Season With 47-6 Win Over Hartford Public

HARTFORD — — After participating in a 47-6 rout of Hartford Public on Saturday night, Windsor defensive end Cole Ormsby succinctly summarized the game at Dillon Stadium:

"We hit everybody hard all over the field."

Windsor, No. 5 in The Courant's state ratings, hit the Owls with speed and authority to finish the regular season 9-0. It marked the second consecutive season that Windsor had recorded a perfect regular season.

Quinn Fleeting (10 of 13) passed for 200 yards and three touchdowns, and Ryheime Moore had four receptions for 65 yards and two TDs.

"I thought our offense executed well," coach Rob Fleeting said. "And our defense was very good and did exactly what we had asked them to prepare for in practice."

HPHS (6-3) managed only 91 yards rushing and 37 passing.

When Windsor, No. 2 in the Class L point rankings, had scored its final TD with 5:18 to play in the third quarter to move ahead 47-0, the running clock was started.

"They've gone undefeated in the regular season two years in a row," HPHS coach Harry Bellucci said. "There's a reason for that. They have great athletes on both sides of the ball."

Ormsby spearheaded the defense line, which controlled the line of scrimmage. HPHS quarterback Richard Jernigan was harassed often on the pass rush and did well some times just to get rid of the ball before being sacked. He was 3 of 15 for 37 passing yards, with three interceptions.

The first play of the game was a forewarning for HPHS, as Evan King picked off a deflected pass at the HPHS 31. Four plays later, Fleeting connected with Moore on a 16-yard TD pass.

Windsor extended its advantage to 14-0 on Devonte Dillion's 5-yard scoring run. His conversion run made the score 14-0 with 3 ½ minutes to go in the quarter.

Windsor added another Moore 16-yard TD catch early in the second quarter as the Warriors went up, 20-0.

The Warriors then stopped Jordan Spruielle two yards short at the Windsor 36 on a fourth-and-4 run. But he hurt his left leg on the play, 5 ½ minutes before halftime. He later was taken to a hospital. Bellucci said, "It looked like a broken leg."

Fleeting, operating with plenty of time in the pocket, tossed a 3-yard TD pass to Jaylen Berry. With 2:10 remaining in the first half, the Warriors had built a 27-0 advantage.

Windsor put an exclamation point on the first half when Ormsby sacked Jernigan for a 13-yard loss on the final play.

Windsor took the second-half kickoff and drove 45 yards for another TD. Berry scored it on a 6-yard run off tackle to boost the advantage to 34-0.

Fleeting added a 39-yard dash, as the lead ballooned to 41-0 with 6:38 to go in the third quarter.

The reserves for Windsor were poised to start entering the game.

Berry recovered a Fletcher fumble on the Owls next play from scrimmage. Jordan Knight ran it for a TD from the 2. The running clock then was started with 5:18 left in the third quarter.

Fletcher's 3-yard TD run with 18 seconds in the game prevented a Windsor shutout. HPHS ends its season Thursday against Weaver-Hartford.

Windsor, which will have a Class L quarterfinal home game on Nov. 27, must wait to find out who its opponent will be.

Dillion, who had an interception — the fourth consecutive game he has had one — said that Windsor's strength is in all facets: "Our secondary is solid, so is our D line and D. And then on offense we can beat you in many ways."